Liu: Perfectionism is uniquely dangerous for product managers facing inevitable failures.
Deb Liu · Succeeding as an introvert, building zero-to-one, and PM’ing your career like a product | Deb Liu · Aug 22, 2024 · at 1:02:43
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu discusses overcoming perfectionism and learning to accept constructive criticism in product leadership roles.
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“I think perfectionism is a curse we place on ourselves. And it's a very dangerous thing, particularly for product leaders, because product managers, you know, things are gonna go wrong. That's literally part of your job. And yet when we have perfectionism, it is a lack of trust in our ability to bounce back and our ability to actually adapt. But the more adaptable you are, the less you have to be perfect every single time.”
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